Full Details

Surname

THOMAS

Forename

James

Day

15

Month

06

Year

1906

Age

36

Occupation

Collier

Mine/Quarry Name

Caerlan

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

E(dwin) Hammond

Location

Abercraf

County

Glamorganshire

Details of Event

Fall of roof at face cliff 6ft by 7ft. by 4ft. thick, fell, crushing two props out and killing deceased. After the fall a smooth vertical joint was seen at the left side of the heading, which undoubtedly caused the accident. The props must have lost their foothold on the steep bottom No 2 Rhondda seam.